Across The Wire

  1. FDA, USDA, EPA Enhance Efforts To Reduce Food Loss And Waste; Welcome USAID To Interagency Collaborative 5/30/2024

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the signing of a formal agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to renew their Federal Interagency Collaboration to Reduce Food Loss and Waste (FIFLAW).

  2. Venom Reduces E-Waste By 53% Through Circular Economy Approach 5/28/2024

    Venom, a manufacturer of performance-oriented laptops, has achieved a significant milestone: over 50% of its current Venom BlackBook notebook sales include a trade-in, which is then refurbished.

  3. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Kinderhook Partners With Apex Waste Solutions And Acquires Materials Management Company And All American Disposal 5/20/2024

    Kinderhook Industries, LLC ("Kinderhook") announced today an investment in Apex Waste Solutions ("Apex") in partnership with management.

  4. BGL Announces The Recapitalization Of Musser Biomass And Wood Products By Watermill Group 5/20/2024

    Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the recapitalization of Musser Biomass and Wood Products ("Musser" or the "Company"), a leading producer of premium ESG-certified reclaimed biomass wood fiber, by the Watermill Group.

  5. LRS Advances Aluminum Can Recovery With Everestlabs Robot, Funded By Can Manufacturers Institute 5/16/2024

    EverestLabs, developer of RecycleOS, the first AI-enabled operating system for material recovery facilities (MRFs) and recyclers, today announced its partnership with LRS, the nation's fifth largest independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services provider.

  6. Dow And Freepoint Eco-Systems Announce Supply Agreement To Transform Plastic Waste Into New Circular Products 5/16/2024

    Today, Dow (NYSE: DOW) and Freepoint Eco-Systems Supply & Trading LLC ("Freepoint Eco-Systems") announced an agreement for an estimated 65,000 metric tons per year of certified-circular, plastic waste-derived pyrolysis oil to produce new, virgin-grade equivalent plastics in Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast operations.

  7. Firmament Recapitalizes Whitecap Waste 5/14/2024

    Firmament, a provider of structured equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises, announced today its strategic investment in Whitecap Waste, one of the leading waste collection service companies in southern West Virginia. Whitecap Waste represents Firmament's 8th platform investment in environmental services since inception.

  8. Simplified Environmental Solutions (SES) Expands Zero Waste To Landfill Operations To New Locations In Salt Lake City, Utah And Kansas City, Missouri 5/9/2024

    Simplified Environmental Solutions (SES), an innovator in true zero waste to landfill material processing and management, has announced the opening of two new full-service locations: Salt Lake City, Utah and Kansas City, Missouri.

  9. Reworld™ And Goodwill Keystone Area Introduce Free Electronic Waste Recycling In 22 Central And Southeastern Pennsylvania Counties 5/7/2024

    Today, Reworld™, in partnership with Goodwill Keystone Area, unveiled a new initiative to provide free electronic waste recycling across 22 central and southeastern Pennsylvania counties.

  10. LYB To Build Integrated Plastic Waste Recycling Hub In Knapsack 4/29/2024

    LyondellBasell (LYB) has secured a location for an integrated plastic waste recycling hub south of an existing industrial park in Knapsack, Germany, signing a land lease agreement with YNCORIS GmbH & Co. KG